Scam Alerts
Central Ohio residents have been bilked out of more than $2,000 by various scams last month, according to the Better Business Bureau of Central Ohio, which released a list of the most common.
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ACT will allow scores from incorrect tests
More than 1,000 high school students in Ohio whose ACT college-entrance exams were invalidated by the tests’ provider will receive their scores after all.
Safety concerns among potential jurors in officer’s retrial
Efforts to seat a jury for an Ohio police shooting retrial are set to resume after the judge said many potential jurors are “seriously concerned” about their safety if their names become known.
Drug companies answer charges in lawsuit
A drugmaker accused by the Ohio attorney general of improper promotion of opiates says his lawsuit is legally and factually unfounded.
“100 deadliest days” begin for teen drivers
New teenage drivers, already three times as likely as adults to be involved in a deadly crash, are entering the time of year considered to be the most dangerous to them.
Officer in Tamir Rice shooting fired
A police union president says the firing of the white officer who fatally shot a 12-year-old black boy was “unjustified” and “politically motivated.”
Kayaker’s body found in Alum Creek Lake
Authorities say the body of a missing kayaker has been recovered in a lake in central Ohio.
City unveils summer youth activities plan
Columbus officials are hoping that summer programs help teenagers keep their cool as temperatures rise.
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John Glenn Columbus International Airport is giving new meaning to the word “runway.”
Jury selection in officer’s retrial delayed
A Cincinnati judge has postponed jury selection and withdrawn for now her order restricting news media coverage of the murder retrial of a white police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist.